Sara Blake lives by color-coded cal­en­dars and detailed itin­er­aries, and despite what every­one in her life thinks, her dis­ci­pline is not a disease. Granted, she never planned to be back in Lemon Valley caring for her seven-year-old nephew, but that is the last detour she’ll allow. Keep her nephew alive, land her dream job, and escape Lemon Valley entan­gle­ment free.

Check. Check. And…check?

Casey Marek doesn’t make plans at all. Why would he bother, when his life’s tra­jec­to­ry plum­met­ed into the ground over a decade ago? Now, Casey’s content cutting hair, coach­ing Little League, and rebuild­ing from the ashes of his past. That is, until Sara grace­less­ly stum­bles into his bar­ber­shop, and Casey sees a future again—one with her in it.

But as Lemon Valley plants roots in Sara’s heart, Casey’s past proves it still has claws. Now they must decide if the bright, shim­mer­ing yellow future before them is real, or if they’re simply blinded by hope.